US Army researchers are
working on building hi-tech body armor that would
give soldiers “superhuman strength” in a real-
life version of the suit featured in “Iron Man”
films.
The blueprint for the “revolutionary” Tactical
Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) would include
an exoskeleton to allow a soldier to carry heavy
equipment, built-in computing power, beefed up
protection to stop bullets and a system to monitor
vital signs, officials said.
“Some of the potential techn Army plans ‘Iron Man’ armor for soldiers
on october 12, 2013 at 3:00 am in news
WASHINGTON (AFP) – ologies planned for
TALOS research and development include advanced
armor, situational awareness, command and control
computers, power management systems, and
enhanced mobility exoskeletons,” according to a
US Army statement issued last month.
US Special Operations Command, which oversees
elite Navy SEAL and Army Ranger commandos, put
out the call last month for research papers on
potential technologies that a “smart” combat
suit could incorporate.
The request for “white papers” will extend
through September 2014, and then commanders and
defense officials will weigh how to proceed while
taking into account growing pressures on the
Pentagon budget, said spokesman Roger Teel of the
Army’s Research, Development and Engineering
Command, or RDECOM.
The new combat armor might also employ “liquid
armor,” reminiscent of the “Terminator” films,
though the technology is still in an early stage of
development, Teel told AFP.
The liquid would transform into a solid if a
magnetic or electrical charge was applied.
“There is a liquid armor that they are looking at
developing,” said Teel, adding that scientists at
MIT were studying the idea. “It could possibly be
turned on with a battery switch” to deflect
gunfire, he said.
TALOS “is an advanced infantry uniform that
promises to provide superhuman strength with
greater ballistic protection,” according to an
earlier statement from RDECOM.
In a crude animated demonstration video released
by the army on how the combat suit might operate,
a soldier in science fiction-inspired gear stands in
a doorway as bullets bounce off at close range from
an unidentified enemy.
While ominous music plays in the background, the
words “to be continued…” flash upon the
screen.
The project’s acronym, TALOS, refers to the
automaton of Greek mythology made of bronze that
Zeus deploys to safeguard his lover Europa.
Despite previous weapons programs that came to
little, officials say the technologies for the
ambitious project are not out of reach, even if they
sound more like the stuff of myth or movie.
The concept of providing virtual displays of
battlefield forces in a soldier’s helmet screen
resembles similar efforts already underway for a
sophisticated helmet for pilots flying the new F-35
fighter jet.
Reflecting advances in robotics and computing
power, the TALOS suit is part of a trend in current
research focusing on what defense industry experts
call “man-machine interface,” aiming to
dramatically increase the capabilities of a single
soldier.
Officials said the TALOS project is the brainchild of
Admiral William McRaven, head of special operations
command, who rose to prominence presiding over the
Navy SEAL raid that killed Al-Qaeda mastermind
Osama bin Laden.
“I’m very committed to this,” McRaven told an
industry conference in July. “I’d like that last
operator that we lost to be the last operator we
lose in this fight or the fight of the future, and I
think we can get there.”
As the proposed suit would draw on a range of
technical disciplines, the military expects the
project to be developed jointly by academia,
government scientists and technology firms,
officials said.
Special Operations command is “interested in
receiving white papers from a wide variety of
sources, not just traditional military industry but
also from academia, entrepreneurs and laboratories
capable of providing the design, construction and
testing of TALOS related technologies,” said
James Geurts, acquisition executive for the
command.
And officials said it was too early to offer any cost
estimate.
Although defense officials acknowledge the project
evokes comparisons to Tony Stark’s superhero
suit from the “Iron Man” movies, they note that
no one is claiming the smart armor will enable
soldiers to soar like a plane over cities.
“It’s not going to fly. It’s not going to be all
that,” Teel said. “But it’s going to be
special.”

aminho: US Army researchers are
working on building hi-tech body armor that would
give soldiers “superhuman strength” in a real-
life version of the suit featured in “Iron Man”
films.
The blueprint for the “revolutionary” Tactical
Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) would include
an exoskeleton to allow a soldier to carry heavy
equipment, built-in computing power, beefed up
protection to stop bullets and a system to monitor
vital signs, officials said.
“Some of the potential techn Army plans ‘Iron Man’ armor for soldiers
on october 12, 2013 at 3:00 am in news
WASHINGTON (AFP) – ologies planned for
TALOS research and development include advanced
armor, situational awareness, command and control
computers, power management systems, and
enhanced mobility exoskeletons,” according to a
US Army statement issued last month.
US Special Operations Command, which oversees
elite Navy SEAL and Army Ranger commandos, put
out the call last month for research papers on
potential technologies that a “smart” combat
suit could incorporate.
The request for “white papers” will extend
through September 2014, and then commanders and
defense officials will weigh how to proceed while
taking into account growing pressures on the
Pentagon budget, said spokesman Roger Teel of the
Army’s Research, Development and Engineering
Command, or RDECOM.
The new combat armor might also employ “liquid
armor,” reminiscent of the “Terminator” films,
though the technology is still in an early stage of
development, Teel told AFP.
The liquid would transform into a solid if a
magnetic or electrical charge was applied.
“There is a liquid armor that they are looking at
developing,” said Teel, adding that scientists at
MIT were studying the idea. “It could possibly be
turned on with a battery switch” to deflect
gunfire, he said.
TALOS “is an advanced infantry uniform that
promises to provide superhuman strength with
greater ballistic protection,” according to an
earlier statement from RDECOM.
In a crude animated demonstration video released
by the army on how the combat suit might operate,
a soldier in science fiction-inspired gear stands in
a doorway as bullets bounce off at close range from
an unidentified enemy.
While ominous music plays in the background, the
words “to be continued…” flash upon the
screen.
The project’s acronym, TALOS, refers to the
automaton of Greek mythology made of bronze that
Zeus deploys to safeguard his lover Europa.
Despite previous weapons programs that came to
little, officials say the technologies for the
ambitious project are not out of reach, even if they
sound more like the stuff of myth or movie.
The concept of providing virtual displays of
battlefield forces in a soldier’s helmet screen
resembles similar efforts already underway for a
sophisticated helmet for pilots flying the new F-35
fighter jet.
Reflecting advances in robotics and computing
power, the TALOS suit is part of a trend in current
research focusing on what defense industry experts
call “man-machine interface,” aiming to
dramatically increase the capabilities of a single
soldier.
Officials said the TALOS project is the brainchild of
Admiral William McRaven, head of special operations
command, who rose to prominence presiding over the
Navy SEAL raid that killed Al-Qaeda mastermind
Osama bin Laden.
“I’m very committed to this,” McRaven told an
industry conference in July. “I’d like that last
operator that we lost to be the last operator we
lose in this fight or the fight of the future, and I
think we can get there.”
As the proposed suit would draw on a range of
technical disciplines, the military expects the
project to be developed jointly by academia,
government scientists and technology firms,
officials said.
Special Operations command is “interested in
receiving white papers from a wide variety of
sources, not just traditional military industry but
also from academia, entrepreneurs and laboratories
capable of providing the design, construction and
testing of TALOS related technologies,” said
James Geurts, acquisition executive for the
command.
And officials said it was too early to offer any cost
estimate.
Although defense officials acknowledge the project
evokes comparisons to Tony Stark’s superhero
suit from the “Iron Man” movies, they note that
no one is claiming the smart armor will enable
soldiers to soar like a plane over cities.
“It’s not going to fly. It’s not going to be all
that,” Teel said. “But it’s going to be
special.”

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I have actually thought of this before...its gonna be LEGENDARY!

A waste of money for a crumbling economy.

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cashkid18: source

U get probs!!

I think the amour will be for special and well trained ops not every foot soldiers

Brimmie:

U get probs!!

guy,u dey c me for ur dream ,abeg free me joor

Brb

solomon111: A waste of money for a crumbling economy.

They would do anything to secure the lives of their citizens even though their's reason to believe such technology could also be deployed for the wrong reasons. The Nigerian govt budgeted over 900billion for defence this year. What has been the impact of that On what moral grounds do you stand in querying this idea